Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad were asked to bat by MS Dhoni as they were rocked early with Alex Hales departing early in the fourth over. Deepak Chahar, on his return from injury, impressed with his swing-bowling prowess and got Hales holing out to Suresh Raina in the point region. However, that was it for CSK in terms of their bowling performance.

Ambati Rayudu&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspPTI

Chennai Super Kings's lethal openers in Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu demolished the best bowling attack of the tournament as the Yellow Brigade outmuscled the orange Army by 8 wickets at Pune's MCA Stadium in match number 46 of the Indian Premier League. Asked to chase 180 on a seaming track, Watson ( 79 off 49 balls) and Rayudu (100 not out off 62 balls) made light work of it.

It was Rayudu's maiden T20 hundred and it couldn't have come against a stronger opponent. He reached his milestone against Hyderabad's attack which had the likes of Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Siddarth Kaul - all four names who have in red-hot form themselves with the ball.

He was ably supported by Watson who also toyed with SRH's bowlers. And their explosive 134-run of 81 balls opening partnership proved too hot to handle for the visitors as their six-game winning run came to a halt. As far as SRH's bowling is concerned barring Rashid Khan, every other bowler took a beating with Siddarth Kaul proving to be the most expensive amongst them. He leaked 40 runs in 3 overs at an economy rate of more than 13.

Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad were asked to bat by MS Dhoni as they were rocked early with Alex Hales departing early in the fourth over. Deepak Chahar, on his return from injury, impressed with his swing-bowling prowess and got Hales holing out to Suresh Raina in the point region. However, that was it for CSK in terms of their bowling performance.

Kane Williamson and Shikhar Dhawan (79 off 49 balls) then took center stage with a blistering 123-run partnership off just 75 deliveries for the second wicket. The Kiwi showed his masterclass as he was uncharacteristically brutal in the match scoring 51 off just 39 balls with the help of five boundaries and two sixes.